Heidi Rakas Photography

Tiny details to help you remember just how little they were 🤍

Availability Update 🗓️
Summer dates are filling up quickly, especially June + July! I can currently accommodate just 1–2 more newborn sessions in June.

If you’re hoping to get on my calendar this summer, it’s always best to reach out early. Most families reserve their newborn session while they’re still pregnant, and I only take a limited number each month to make sure I’m available for each family I work with.

I always do my best to accommodate last-minute inquiries, but availability becomes much more limited the longer you wait 🤍

Eugene Newborn Photographer | www.heidirakas.com

One of my favorite newborn sessions ever 🤍

These sweet girls were absolute perfection, and watching their parents soak in these first days together was so special. There’s just something about twin newborn sessions that feels extra magical.

If you know anyone expecting twins this summer, send them my way ✨

Heidi Rakas Photography | Eugene Newborn Photographer

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Like something straight out of a movie ✨❤️

The best sessions are always the ones where my clients can’t stop looking at each other. The little in-between moments, the laughter, the way they naturally settle into each other… those are the photos that end up meaning the most years from now.

One of my favorite parts of this job is exploring locations that are meaningful to my clients. While I’ll always love my tried-and-true spots, this beautiful field happened to be one of their favorite places, which made the session feel even more personal.

If you’re trying to decide where to have your next session, I’m always happy to send location suggestions… or explore somewhere special to you, too 🤍

Eugene, Oregon Photographer

Another year older ❤️

I love being a mom, and I’m so lucky I get to be his 🩵

Cruz, I hope you always stay this sweet and silly. That you keep asking me to paint your nails without a second thought. That you keep wearing pink, and keep starting your own trends (like the colorful headband you decided to wear). And I hope you continue being exactly who you are—without worrying what anyone else thinks. You are so loved.

Happy Birthday, Cruz - Love you forever 😘

When Is the Best Time for Newborn Photos? (It Might Surprise You!)

By Heidi Rakas Photography – Newborn Photographer in Eugene, Oregon When Is the Best Time for Newborn Photos? (It Might Surprise You!) your newborn session can happen at any age As a Eugene newborn photographer, one of the most common questions I’m asked is: “When should we schedule our newborn session?” Many photographers limit newborn photos to the first 10–14 days of life because that’s when babies are sleepiest and easiest to mold into very posed positions....

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Productive day over here… lots of editing, some cleaning, and 3 galleries delivered 🙌🏼❤️

This baby cake smash session was such a good one. Sweet moments, messy hands, and these sisters are just way too cute 🥹 Watching and photographing little ones at this stage never gets old.

✨ Now reserving spring + summer photo sessions in Eugene, Oregon

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The tiny details. The ones you don’t realize you’ll miss until they’re gone.

Wrinkly newborn feet that somehow turn into smelly toddler feet… and then one day, they’re borrowing your shoes 😩

Detail images are included in every newborn session because this season is fleeting. The way their toes curl. The softness of their skin. The quiet little features that change before you even notice.

Years from now, I want these images to take you right back… to help you feel this chapter again and remember just how small they once were.

Eugene newborn photographer
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Call me cheesy, but I love detail photos 🥹

Tiny fingers, wrinkly toes, wispy lashes… these are the things that change before we even realize they’re gone. Soon their hands will be as big as ours, and these tiny details will live mostly in memory.

That’s why I always make space for macro/detail images in every session—newborn, sitter, and milestone. These little details are fleeting, but the photographs let us hold onto them just a little longer 🤍

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📍 Newborn Photographer | Eugene, Oregon

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Happy winter 🤍

This session was such a reminder that the most meaningful moments aren’t always the perfectly smiling ones. They’re found in the quiet gazes, the way bodies lean into each other, the comfort of simply being together.

There’s something really special about slowing down and letting connection lead. These are the images that tend to matter more as time passes — soft, honest, and full of heart.

Grateful for families who trust me with moments like this.

Eugene family photographer | studio family sessions | timeless, natural imagery

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